42 USC 7th Big Ten6-2

35 Rutgers 15th Big Ten2-5

FINAL 42 FINAL 35 Sep 19, 2026

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USC vs Rutgers Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Livescore details
Team	1	2	3	4	Total
USC USC	10	10	15	7	42
RUTG Rutgers	7	7	14	7	35

Player Stats

Betting Information
Team	ATS (Margin)	O/U (Margin)
USC USC	-21.5	59.5o (17.5)
RUTG Rutgers	+21.5 (14.5)	59.5u

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Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
9:30	FG C. Chittenden 35 yard field goal	3 - 0
8:08	TD K. Miller 11 yard run ( C. Chittenden kick)	10 - 0
0:04	TD K. Duff 11 yards passing from D. Lonergan ( D. Pizzaro kick)	10 - 7
2nd Quarter
11:59	TD C. Simms 52 yards passing from J. Maiava ( C. Chittenden kick)	17 - 7
1:25	TD E. Coke 16 yards passing from D. Lonergan ( D. Pizzaro kick)	17 - 14
0:10	FG C. Chittenden 32 yard field goal	20 - 14
3rd Quarter
10:32	TD P. Brown 99 yard interception return ( C. Chittenden kick)	27 - 14
8:53	TD C. Thevenin 17 yard run ( D. Pizzaro kick)	27 - 21
5:52	TD R. Wormley 12 yard run (2pt attempt converted , K. Dixon-Wyatt pass from J. Maiava )	35 - 21
1:06	TD A. Raymond 2 yard run ( D. Pizzaro kick)	35 - 28
4th Quarter
8:41	TD R. Wormley 2 yards passing from J. Maiava ( C. Chittenden kick)	42 - 28
4:24	TD V. Allen III 28 yards passing from D. Lonergan ( D. Pizzaro kick)	42 - 35

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
statistical category	USC	Rutgers
First downs	24	27
Rushes-Yards	31-184	32-168
Passing Yards	277	292
Sacked-Yards Lost	1-2	1-1
Return Yardage	115	17
Passing	20-32-2	19-37-3
Punts-Average	1-56.0	1-70.0
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	0-0
Penalties-Yards	8-71	5-39
Field Goals	2-2	0-0
Time of Possession	26:45	33:15

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
J. Maiava	20/32	277	2	0

Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
K. Miller	16	102	1	20
R. Wormley	3	52	1	27
W. Jordan	8	26	0	7
J. Maiava	3	9	0	12

Receiving
Player	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG
K. Dixon-Wyatt	9	5	77	0	32
C. Simms	4	4	72	1	52
T. Hines	5	3	33	0	15
M. Bowman	6	3	32	0	17
Z. Williams	3	1	27	0	27
W. Jordan	1	1	20	0	20
T. Baker	1	1	12	0	12
R. Wormley	1	1	2	1	2
B. Feaster	1	1	2	0	2

Interceptions
Player	NO	YDS	TD
P. Brown	1	99	1
C. Pierce	1	16	0

Sacks
Player	NO	YDS
D. Stephens II	0.5	0.5
K. Crawford	0.5	0.5

Tackles
Player	TK	AST
D. Bryant	4	4
C. Pierce	3	5
D. Stephens II	3	3
C. Pierce	3	0
K. Urlacher	3	0
P. Brown	2	2
L. Wafle	2	2
C. Johnson	2	0
K. Crawford	1	5
F. Boucard	1	2
A. Graham	1	1
J. Williams	1	0
A. VanSumeren	0	2
B. Shelby	0	1
J. Abasiri	0	1

Fumbles
Player	NO	LOST
J. Maiava	1	0

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	LG
L. Carrigan	1	56	56

Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
No Punt Return Data

Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
No Kick Return Data

Passing
Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
D. Lonergan	18/36	252	3	2
J. Anderson	1/1	40	0	0

Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
A. Raymond	21	122	1	49
D. Lonergan	6	27	0	11
C. Thevenin	4	24	1	17

Receiving
Player	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG
K. Duff	14	7	86	1	20
B. Black III	3	2	43	0	31
J. Ofurie	1	1	40	0	40
A. Raymond	4	3	39	0	22
V. Allen III	1	1	28	1	28
J. Houston	3	2	27	0	14
E. Coke	5	1	16	1	16
C. Thevenin	2	1	7	0	7
L. Blake	3	1	6	0	6

Interceptions
Player	NO	YDS	TD
No Interception Data

Sacks
Player	NO	YDS
Z. Angoy	1	2

Tackles
Player	TK	AST
K. Humes	4	3
K. Sanders	2	6
T. Morris	2	3
B. Jones	2	3
D. Anderson	2	2
J. Ofurie	2	1
C. Joines	1	5
M. Walker	1	4
A. Wright	1	4
Z. Angoy	1	1
D. Gilley	0	7
R. Porter	0	3
S. Allison	0	1
S. Kromah	0	1
J. Burnett	0	1
K. Griffin	0	1

Fumbles
Player	NO	LOST
No Fumble Data

Punting
Player	NO	YDS	LG
J. Anderson	1	70	70

Punt Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
No Punt Return Data

Kick Returns
Player	NO	YDS	LG
J. Benjamin	1	17	17

Game Info

Location SHI Stadium

Temperature 72° Temperature

Attendance 43,045 attendance

USC vs RUTGRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
USC	3-0-0	1-2-0	2-1-0	0-0-0	3-0-0
RUTG	0-2-0	0-2-0	1-1-0	0-1-0	0-1-0

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ATS	O/U
Oct 25, '24	USC	42 - 20	USC -14.5	o56.5

USC
Tot	Rush	Pass
443	135	308

RUTG
Tot	Rush	Pass
434	121	313

USC RecordLast 10

Win / Loss

7-3-0

ATS

3-7-0

Over / Under

5-5-0

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ATS	O/U
Sep 12, '26	ULL	W 49 - 30	L -29.5	o59.5
Sep 04, '26	FRES	W 39 - 0	W -21.5	u51.5
Aug 29, '26	SJSU	W 42 - 26	L -37.5	o61.5
Dec 30, '25	@ TCU	L 27 - 30	L -4.5	o55.5
Nov 29, '25	UCLA	W 29 - 10	L -21.5	u58.5
Nov 22, '25	@ ORE	L 27 - 42	L 10.5	o59.5
Nov 15, '25	IOWA	W 26 - 21	L -6.5	u48.5
Nov 07, '25	NW	W 38 - 17	W -13.5	o53.5
Nov 01, '25	@ NEB	W 21 - 17	L -4.5	u58.5
Oct 18, '25	@ ND	L 24 - 34	W 10.5	u60.5

USC Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ATS	O/U
Oct 31, '26	OSU	L 7-24	L 10	u65.0
Nov 14, '26	@ IU	N/A	--	--
Nov 21, '26	MD	L 28-29	L -7.5	o56.5

RUTG RecordLast 10

Win / Loss

2-8-0

ATS

4-6-0

Over / Under

4-6-0

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ATS	O/U
Sep 11, '26	@ BC	L 21 - 28	L 2.5	u53.5
Sep 03, '26	MASS	L 21 - 37	L -29.5	o54.5
Nov 29, '25	PSU	L 36 - 40	W 13.5	o54.5
Nov 22, '25	@ OSU	L 9 - 42	L 28.5	u54.5
Nov 08, '25	MD	W 35 - 20	W -1.5	u56.5
Nov 01, '25	@ ILL	L 13 - 35	L 13.5	u63.5
Oct 25, '25	@ PUR	W 27 - 24	W 2.5	u60.5
Oct 18, '25	ORE	L 10 - 56	L 18.5	o61.5
Oct 10, '25	@ WASH	L 19 - 38	L 9.5	u61.5
Sep 27, '25	@ MINN	L 28 - 31	W 3.5	o51.5

RUTG Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ATS	O/U
Oct 24, '26	@ NW	L 14-42	--	--
Oct 31, '26	MICH	L 7-31	W 24.5	u44.5
Nov 07, '26	@ WIS	L 7-42	L -1.5	o43.5

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Rutgers

Last Meeting ( Oct 25, 2024 ) Rutgers 20, USC 42

Jayden Maiava and No. 12 Southern California have one of college football's most productive offenses humming through three nonconference games at home.

The Trojans' Big Ten Conference opener also marks their first road test of the season, and it comes on the opposite coast at winless Rutgers on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J.

Lincoln Riley is having USC (3-0) leave Los Angeles on Thursday instead of Friday to mitigate the effects of the cross-country trip. And he expects his veterans to keep their younger peers mentally ready against a winless opponent.

"I don't care who you're going to play on the road," Riley said on the team's "Trojans Live" show. "You want to go win road games, you gotta go take it."

With the benefit of the third game, Maiava leads FBS in passing yards (896) and touchdowns (10), and his completion percentage of 80.7% ranks seventh. He threw for five TDs on Saturday in a 49-30 win over Louisiana.

"When you talk about Jayden Maiava, he is as good a quarterback as there is in the country," Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said. "The guy's completing his passes at 81%. ... He's very efficient. He's got really good players around him. Two freshmen that are playing wideout in (Trent) Mosley and then (Kayden Dixon-Wyatt) that are really fine players."

USC also has a dependable ground game to round out the offense. King Miller separated himself as the No. 1 running back against Louisiana with 18 carries for 128 yards and a score.

The Trojans' defense has had mixed results -- allowing 26 and 30 points against San Diego State and Louisiana, respectively, around a 39-0 shutout of Fresno State -- and the secondary will be something to watch against Rutgers after Louisiana's Lunch Winfield completed 16 of 22 passes against them.

Specifically, USC will have to be ready for Rutgers wide receiver KJ Duff. Through two games, Duff ranks second in the country in receiving yards (333) and is tied for first with five touchdown catches.

"He's a really good route-runner," Riley said. "He can make really competitive one-on-one plays. He's good with the ball in his hands, and obviously he's somebody that they feature a lot. ...

"They use him a lot of different ways creatively, and they do a nice job trying to put him at the point of attack and make you make decisions on, do you want to give help to him and maybe not have as much (defending) the run game, or vice versa?"

As for who will throw him the ball, that's yet to be decided as of Tuesday. Dylan Lonergan left the season opener with an injury, and AJ Surace made his first career start last week in a 28-21 loss to Boston College. Schiano said he did not yet know which quarterback would start Saturday.

Rutgers (0-2) hasn't had the start to the season it envisioned -- a 37-21 loss to lowly UMass made the Scarlet Knights, as Schiano put it, "a national punchline."

The veteran coach struck a more positive note entering the Big Ten opener.

"I look forward to (USC). I think our guys are gonna be ready to play," he said. "... I think we'll play our best game to date and see where that stacks up."

--Field Level Media

USC vs RUTGInjury report

USC's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
M. Bowman	TE	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 11, '26)	Oct 11, '26
Bowman is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Badgers on Saturday, October 24th.
K. Reddick	S	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 11, '26)	Oct 11, '26
Reddick is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Badgers on Saturday, October 24th.
D. Redeaux	RB	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 11, '26)	Oct 11, '26
Redeaux is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Badgers on Saturday, October 24th.
R. Ison	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 11, '26)	Oct 11, '26
Ison is dealing with a foot injury, and it remains to be seen if he will suit up against Badgers on Saturday, October 24th.
S. Huard	QB	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 11, '26)	Oct 11, '26
Huard is battling with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will suit up against Badgers on Saturday, October 24th.
R. Tezeno	WR	Questionable - Foot( Oct 11, '26)	Oct 11, '26
Tezeno is dealing with a foot injury, and it remains to be seen if he will suit up against Badgers on Saturday, October 24th.
T. Anderson	WR	Out - Undisclosed( Oct 09, '26)	Oct 09, '26
Anderson has been sidelined due to an undisclosed injury, and a timetable for return/recovery has yet to be established.
C. Simms	WR	Out - Knee( Oct 02, '26)	Oct 02, '26
Simms is sidelined due to knee injury, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
K. O'Connor	OG	Out - Undisclosed( Aug 11, '26)	Aug 11, '26
O'Connor has been sidelined due to an undisclosed injury, and he has been shut down for the remainder of the season.

Rutgers's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
K. Sanders	CB	Out - Undisclosed( Oct 20, '26)	Oct 20, '26
Sanders is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
F. Toure	WR	Questionable - Knee( Oct 17, '26)	Oct 17, '26
Toure is nursing with a knee injury, and it is unknown if he will play against Northwestern on Saturday.
K. Levy	CB	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 17, '26)	Oct 17, '26
Levy is battling with an undisclsoed injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Northwestern on Saturday.
D. Kaliakmanis	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 17, '26)	Oct 17, '26
Kaliakmanis is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will play against Northwestern on Saturday.
J. Houston	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed( Oct 17, '26)	Oct 17, '26
Houston is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it remain to seen if he will face Northwestern on Saturday.
D. Lonergan	QB	Out - Head( Oct 04, '26)	Oct 04, '26
Lonergan is dealing with an head injury, and there is no timetable for his return.

QB Passing StatsRecent Games

USC
Rutgers

Yds/Game

311.8

Yds/Att

10.0

TDs/Int

13 / 4

USC Passing Stats
	Date	Score	YDS	Att	Comp	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int	Rating
J.Maiava	Sep 12, 2026	USC 49 - ULL 30	261	29	19	65.5	9.0	5/1	191.1
J.Williams	Sep 12, 2026	USC 49 - ULL 30	8	1	1	100.0	8.0	0/0	167.2
J.Maiava	Sep 4, 2026	USC 39 - FRES 0	349	25	23	92.0	14.0	3/0	248.9
J.Williams	Sep 4, 2026	USC 39 - FRES 0	63	6	6	100.0	10.5	0/0	188.2
J.Maiava	Aug 29, 2026	USC 42 - SJSU 26	286	29	25	86.2	9.9	2/0	191.8
J.Williams	Aug 29, 2026	USC 42 - SJSU 26	55	7	5	71.4	7.9	0/1	108.9
J.Maiava	Dec 30, 2025	TCU 30 - USC 27	280	30	18	60.0	9.3	1/2	136.1
J.Maiava	Nov 29, 2025	USC 29 - UCLA 10	257	29	21	72.4	8.9	2/0	169.6

Yds/Game

239.4

Yds/Att

9.4

TDs/Int

13 / 9

Rutgers Passing Stats
	Date	Score	YDS	Att	Comp	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int	Rating
A.Surace	Sep 11, 2026	BC 28 - RUTG 21	230	27	18	66.7	8.5	3/4	145.3
D.Lonergan	Sep 3, 2026	RUTG 21 - MASS 37	242	29	16	55.2	8.3	2/3	127.3
A.Surace	Sep 3, 2026	RUTG 21 - MASS 37	77	9	6	66.7	8.6	1/0	175.2
A.Kaliakmanis	Nov 29, 2025	RUTG 36 - PSU 40	338	22	16	72.7	15.4	3/0	246.8
A.Kaliakmanis	Nov 22, 2025	OSU 42 - RUTG 9	81	20	10	50.0	4.1	0/0	84.0
A.Kaliakmanis	Nov 8, 2025	RUTG 35 - MD 20	229	20	13	65.0	11.5	4/2	207.2

USC vs RUTG Offense vs Defense

USCUSC Offense
RUTGRutgers Offense

Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis

Key Stats
OFFENSE	Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank	DEFENSE
513.3	(20)	Yards	(112)	399.5
7.2	(22)	Yards/Play	(128)	6.4
172.7	(78)	Rush Yds	(117)	175.0
39.0	(80)	Rush Att	(42)	36.5
4.4	(77)	Yards/Rush	(134)	4.8
340.7	(9)	Pass Yds	(80)	224.5
32.7	(33)	Pass Att	(43)	25.5
26.3	(20)	Comp	(55)	18.5
80.6	(16)	Comp%	(79)	72.5
12.9	(30)	Yards/Comp	(103)	12.1
10.4	(16)	Yards/Att	(101)	8.8
197.8	(17)	QB rating	(112)	164.5

League Average
League Avg.
368.0
5.7
154.7
35.4
4.4
214.2
29.3
18.2
62.3
11.7
7.3
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OFFENSE	Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank	DEFENSE
0.7	(21)	Sacks	(122)	0.5
6.3	(24)	Sack Yds	(--)	0.5
0.7	(46)	Intercepts	(72)	1.0
0.7	(25)	Fumbles	(3)	0.5
6.0	(57)	Penalties	(32)	6.0
52.0	(62)	Penalty Yds	(50)	44.0

League Average
League Avg.
1.8
11.8
0.7
0.6
6.4
54.9

Points

Points
OFFENSE	Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank	DEFENSE
43.3	(29)	Score	(119)	32.5
7.0	(75)	1st Q	(132)	10.5
21.7	(8)	2nd Q	(117)	11.5
5.3	(20)	3rd Q	(78)	1.5
9.3	(58)	4th Q	(89)	9.0

League Average
League Avg.
27.4
6.1
8.9
5.8
6.4

Special Teams

Special Teams
OFFENSE	Off. Rank	Stat	Def. Rank	DEFENSE
22.0	(18)	Yards/Punt Ret	(--)	0.0
17.0	(116)	Yards/KO Ret	(3)	8.0
0.0	(--)	FG Att	(85)	5.0
0.0	(--)	FG Made	(90)	5.0
0.0	(--)	FG%	(87)	100.0

League Average
League Avg.
11.3
20.7
17.8
13.8
77.5

USC vs Rutgers Results, Match Player Stats & Records

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